PM commissions second AOPV of SL Navy

The second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) of the Sri Lanka Navy, built at the Indian shipbuilding facility - Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) was commissioned by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Eastern Container Terminal of Colombo Port yesterday (19). 

The AOPV is the second vessel of its kind possessed by the Navy. It will be manned by 18 officers and 100 sailors. The length and the width of the latest platform are measured to be 105.7m and 13.6m respectively and it is provided with a landing facility and hangar for Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), the Navy said. 

Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe

 

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